A vast gap exists in the United States between the supply of EV charging stations and driver demand for them. The gap widens each day as more affordable EV models designed for mainstream drivers continue to arrive from a growing list of car manufacturers. According to a 2019 Electric Power Research Institute report, nearly one million public charging ports will be needed by 2030 to support nearly 19 million EVs. (A charging station typica....
From the ground, you can see them for miles. From high above, they look like a row of stitches. At a single upstate New York wind farm, there are dozens of wind turbines spanning thousands of acres. Atop a 500-foot tower, massive 144-foot blades turn, fitted on a huge hub turning a generator in a box the size of a city bus, weighing 60 tons. On a good day, they each produce enough electricity to power 3000 average homes. Yet few Americans ever....
During the final presidential debate in October, former Vice President Joe Biden ignited a storm of controversy when he called for the U.S. to transition away from oil and gas to clean energy sources. Given the large role oil and gas plays in Louisiana’s economy, many people here reacted with alarm, fearing that a Biden administration would hasten the demise of an industry that’s been almost synonymous with the state for over 100 years. As....
Lidar devices are being used more and more to conduct wind resource assessment, as an alternative to meteorological masts. This is because they have several advantages over the traditional measuring technology. Once a meteorological mast is installed, both the position and height of conventional anemometers are fixed, therefore limiting the measurements to certain locations and heights; Lidars easily overcome this inconvenience with their inheren....
